The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1887-09-01

Ker nad occasion TO reIef TO IHe COLL
mon enemy during the war as ''Reb
els a name universally applied t.
them during the war, and since. Thi
did not seem to set will on the Cover
nor of West Virginia and others O.
his class. This feeling Of the Yves
Virginia Copperheads was not lessenet
by the conduct of the old veterans ii
the parade during the afternoon
There were five thousand veterans ir
line marching through the streets Of
Wheeling. When the column came
to the Register newspaper office, il
was confronted by a huge banner con
tanning portrait of President Cleve
land. Subsequent events proved that
this banner was put out-not because
the President is by virtue of his office
COMMANDMENTS Chief Of the army ano
navy, but as studied insult to the
troops in line. There could be no OBJ
lection to hanging out portrait OF
the President, unless it was manifest
that it was done for. the purpose Of
taunting the visitors, and instilling 6
little Democratic politics into the Re
union. It is certain that no portrait
could be more inappropriate at Re-
union Of Veterans, than that of a man
who was represented by substitute
and who has nothing but insults for
soldiers.
When the column came to this por-
trait, several of the companies trailed
their banners, while others marched
obliquely to one side, and would not
pass under it. An attempt was made
by Democratic club Of Wheeling to
crowd the column over, so as to COM
pei it to march under the banner, but
failed. In the evening Gov. Foraker
spoke at serenade at the hotel. He
was preceded by Gov. Wilson, who
went for Foraker for the use of the
term Rebel" Foraker took the Cop
perhead down to some extent, when
the latter replied, and somewhat
heated discussion was kept up for
some time. The great throng in the
streets took up the discussion, and the
Rebel yell rang out, and was quickly
drowned by the cheers Of thousands
of Union soldiers. Foraker made a
hot speech, informing the Johnnies
that the Rebellion was wrong, mur-
derously and forever wrong, and could
never be made to appear right. He
spoke until the hour came for his de-
parture, when he left the city.
This little incident, like that Of the
President and the Rebel flags, proves
clearly that the Rebel of 81 is the
Rebel of 81; that the old spirit Of
disloyalty is just as bitter, as unre-
pentant, as crafty, now as then. But
there is one thing that might as we'll
be understood. The Rebellion can
never be made to appear either pat
riotic or respectable, in this country.
It was fought by traitors, large
number of whose leaders, including
Bob Lee and Stonewall Jackson, were
educated by the Government, and took
up arms against it, thus adding per-
jury to treason. It was fought to de-
stroy the Government, and every asso-
citation Of it's history is contem ptible
and horrible. Those engaged in it
were not only Rebels-they were
traitors, and deserved death, every one
Of them. The idea that the horrible
record of the Rebellion could be made
respectable in this country, is prepos-
ferrous. If Gov. Wilson and his
friends do not like the name Of "Reb-
ELL they ought not to have been
Rebels.
The old soldiers should not permit
politics to enter into their Reunions
as disturbing element, but all should
come down most emphatically upon
the attempt of demagogues and trai-
tors to elevate the Rebel Rag above
the Stars and Stripes. The
soldiers are watching the course of
the Democratic politicians, and while
men of both parties are found among
the soldiers, all will unite in putting
down any attempt to exalt the Rebel
and debase the Union veteran.
It is a well known fact that the
Standard is not only the most solid
Republican paper-in all that pertains
to true Republicanism-in Southern
Ohio, but it is a Temperance paper as
well. While not subscribing to all